Free Money: Basic Income Sparks New Era in Development Aid

Free Money: Basic Income Sparks New Era in Development Aid

It sounds like a dream: Poor villagers are handed money regularly every month, for several years, with no conditions attached. An American organization is currently testing the model in Kenya.

By Patrick Witte (Text) and Kirsten Milhahn (Photos and Videos)

When the village elder came to her in September to invite her to a meeting under the acacia trees, Norah Odhiambo was skeptical. Storm clouds were gathering above nearby Lake Victoria, the 34-year-old relates, and she set aside the machete she uses to clear brush from her neighbor’s field for a few shillings a day. A new aid organization called […]

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